G7 pledges ‘to protect our workers and businesses from unfair practices’, but welcomes “constructive and stable” relations with Beijing.

Separate from State Department’s remarks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offers insight on largest Chinese financial institutions.

Observers said the decision is in line with Beijing’s view that Moscow and Kyiv must both be present at any meeting to give peace a chance.

Fifteen countries have signed on, a US official says, in a bid to send Russia’s Putin a message that he cannot outlast Kyiv’s allies.

‘We are increasing the risk for financial institutions dealing with Russia’s war economy and eliminating paths for evasion,’ US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says.

Readers discuss the interpretation of the results of the Indian elections, and whether cultural exchange can help improve fraught US-China relations.

New members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE join the economic grouping’s foreign ministers’ summit in Russia.

Andrei Kostin said the Russian bank plans to triple its staff and increase floor space at its branch in Shanghai.

The rail link, first proposed in the 1990s, will serve as a faster and cheaper alternative to current China-Europe land routes, most of which travel through Russia.

Kyiv used meeting to urge China to attend a peace summit the Ukrainian president warned was being undermined by Beijing at Russia’s behest

‘Gloves are off’ as Ukrainian leader is described as having lost patience with Beijing, accusing it of acting as Vladimir Putin’s ‘instrument’.

Beijing hits back at Volodymyr Zelensky’s claims that it is working to disrupt the meeting in Switzerland this month.

Josep Borrell tells Shangri-La defence forum that avoiding tension in the South China Sea is ‘of the utmost importance’ for the bloc because of strong trade links.

‘Those who complain about China’s overcapacity are not concerned about China’s production capacity, but rather their own market share,’ Wu Hongbo tells state-owned outlet in wide-ranging interview.

Readers discuss the opposition in Malaysia to the government’s airport deal, China’s cautious attitude towards Russia’s pipeline project, the location of HKU’s new innovation centre, and potential water wastage in Wong Nai Chung.

Trade between China and Russia surged to a record US$240 billion in 2023, an increase of more than 64 per cent since 2021, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Clear that Beijing has ‘picked sides’ by supplying Moscow dual-use components for conflict, says Washington’s envoy to transatlantic security alliance.

Main causes for growing Sino-Russian relationship are Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine and ‘China’s choice to enable Putin’s war’, official adds.

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the state of play of the “no limits” partnership between China and Russia.

Shen Zhihua warns about the economic decoupling that sent US-Soviet relations spiralling into confrontation.

Russian president is to hold talks with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkay Mirziyoyev which are expected to focus on deepening the countries’ relations.

China, as a permanent Security Council member and global power, has a ‘big responsibility’ to help the world order rise to the challenges of the times, foreign ambassadors at round-table talks in Beijing say.

Development comes after Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets top Brazilian envoy and marks first such Beijing initiative since the armed conflict began.

‘Harbin Institute of Technology is a talent base for China’s nuclear industry,’ according to Putin.

Though the Russian market is an appealing one for Chinese exporters, Western sanctions are making payment processing a challenge as delays mount and few avenues for financial transactions remain.